The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 19, 1947, Page Page Seven, Image 7
Fifth Quarter
By KEN IALDWIN
BASKETEERS SHOW PROMISE
We viewed the Newberry game Monaay night with
great deal of satisfaction and some little disappointmen
The Gamecocks gave a creditable showing against an ou1
classed Newberry five that did not push the home team c
give them a chance to show their real capabilities.
It was, by far, a more auspicious beginning than la
year's opener (or openers) when the Birds lost three pr4
Christmas games and the skeptics were down on their neck
Offensive play was concentrated mostly through set shol
as the system of "working the ball in" and the "fas,
break" were not as effective as they were at mid-seasm
last year, naturally. At times, however, they were prai
tically sensational, but over-eagerness or first game nei
vousness probably contributed largely to the mistak(
made.
The defensive, play of several Gamecocks was outstan<
ing, particularly Phil Cantore, Henry Martin, and C
Szalacsi who stole the ball from Newberry players ar
started "fast-breaks" before the Indians knew what hal
pened.
The first real test will come tonight when Coach Frar
Johnson's basketeers meet the George Washington Coli
nials in a conference tilt. The Colonials, at this writing, ai
still undefeated, having soundly defeated Davidson 57-4
Monday. Davidson beat the Gamecocks twice last seasoi
but that doesn't necessarily mean George Washington wi
run all over us tonight.
- Spectators should see a fine basketball game, one i
which the Gamecocks will look better. We have alwa3
believed that a good team didn't play its best gaine again
a second or third rate outfit. Monday night proved this 1
our satisfaction and tonight should give a good insight 1
the '47-'48 edition of the Birds.
REFEREES AT IT AGAIN
We never hasten to commend or condeni a basketb
official without observing him closely for sometime ar
from the player's point of view. It doesn't matter how
looks from the stands, but from the floor that count
Even at that we thought the refs missed a few Mondi
night, a few that they called on Carolina, and a few th;
they didn't call on Carolina. The same goes for Newberr
But on the whole the game was officiated efficient
and created less blamor for an "official necktie party" thi
a good deal of those last year. Guess the poor guys ha
to warm-up to the season just as the players.
NOW IT CAN. BE TOLD, DEP'T.
The latest word on the AP all-Southern selections is th
none of the sportswriters in South Carolina received the
ballots. It seems that they never got down from the Nort
but were stopped somewhere on the border around Cha
lotte. That's plain old injustice, discrimination, and selfis
ness rolled into one.
And all the time they were crying about it being Justic
but knowing it would be Strickland if anyone down Sou
had anything to do with it.
HOW TALL?
We have watched with amazement the way Al Adar
has "grown"' since his arrival at Carolina. He began at
tiny 6-4 and people have continually helped him along sin
then, the latest being 6-7% in a recent uptown pap
...Jimmy Slaughter appears to be holding his own, b
we expect him to start "growing" most any day. Th
writer thinks he is closer to 6-11 than 6-8 . . . One of o1
ambitions is to measure both of them so we can see f<
ourselves.
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Roster Of '48
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in lina basketball squad with heights I
re and home towns in parentheses: a'
Forwirds: Phil Cantore (6' 4), CS
New Brunswick, N. J.; Werner t
Talus (5' 10), Palmer, Mich.; Lou
Proctor (6' 4), Rockford, Ill.;
. Estes Kitchens (6' 0), Macon, Ga.; Cc
ir Iarold Walker (5' 6), Spartan- 0o
h, burg; Kenny Lannigan (5' 11), fc
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h- Centers: Al Adams (6' 5%), ni
Fairport Harbor, Ohio; Jim si
e,Slaughter (6' 9), Roanoke, V 1.
th Bill Smith (6' 4), Lumberton,
N.C.
Guards: John Szakacsi (5' 11),
Fairport Harbor, Ohio; Henry
Martin (5' 11), Columbia; Steve
Trewhella (6' 1), Palmer, Mich.;
a Keith Cribb (6' -0), Hemingway ;
ce Len Ekimoff (6' 0), EIPie, Pa.;
er Bobby Gils (5' 11), ColumbIa; a
Lit Jack Reed (5' 9), Roanoke, Va.;
is Red Coleman (6' 0), Greenville. 2
ir Head coach, Frank Johnson.
3r Manager, Gene Godbold, Colum- w
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NROTC Rifle Team
Begins Annual Series
Of College Matches
Carolina's Naval ROTC rifle
team has begun a series of
matches with ROTC units of other
schools. The dates of ten of the
matches have already 'been con
firmed and five others are planned
but not definite yet.
Following Is the schedule thus
far: Dec. 6, Duke; Dec. 20, U. S.
ENaval Academy; Jan. 10, Tulane;
Feb. 14, Rensselaer; Feb. 14, No
tre Dame; Feb. 21, North Caro
lina; Mar. 13, Massachusetts In
*stitute of Technology; . Mar. 13,
Rochester; Mar. 27, New Mexico;
and April 10, Penn State.
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Carolina's cross-country team
osed out its 1947 season Friday
hen they lost a 23-32 decision
Furman University's harriers
a three-mile race over the lo
1 course.
Hudgins Is First
Bill Hudgins of Furman broke
~e tape first at 18 minutes and
seconds after begining the race
da teammate, Bob Mullinax,
me in four seconds later to lead
e pack.
Brackett Leads Birds
Wayne Brackett, of the Game
ecks, came in third with a time
18:39. Furman's Revis was
urth at 19:15, followed by Caro
ya's Foster Marshall and Ken
~th Dean in fifth and sixth po
tions with times g~f 19:19 and
1:32 respectively.
Brackett was leading at the
id-way point, closely followed
s Hudgins and Mullinax who took
rer near the two-mile mark and
ere never headed.
Marrow (Furman) was seventh
ith a time of 19:35 and Jim
eriwether (Carolina) was eighth
S19:45. Other times: Faile (Fur
an). 19:51; Haley (Carolina),
1:57; McPherson (Carolina),
:04; and Bell (Furman), 23:04.
A tentative meet with Clemson
ts called off when the Tigers
stified Coach Meriwether that
ey had disbanded for the year.
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Tonight
3ee -Real Test
Ufter Stopping
Indians, 71-30
The Gamecock basketeers will
>ay the strong George Washing
on University tonight in the dar
>lina field house in the first
3outhern Conference game of the
ieason for Coach Frank Johnson's
luintet. The game will begin at
p. m.
Hit The Road
The Birds will travel to Win
ston-Salem, N. C., Saturday night
to meet the Hanes Hosiery team
and continue on the road to Bowl
ing Green,,Ohio, to meet Bowling
Green State University Monday
night. Bowling Green has one of
the better teams in the United
States, holding victories over City
College of New York and Cin
cinnati U. in recent games.
The Falcons have been paced
by six-foot, ten-inch Charles
Share, center, in early games.
Share has averaged over 10 points
a .game to date. Mac Otten, six
feet, six inches, and John Payak,
six feet, four inches, have not 1
been far behind Share in scoring i
honors. , Captain Leo Kukiak, I
guard, is the only starter for the
Palcons that measures less than
six feet, three inches. He stands
five feet, eleven.
Get State Win f
The Gamecocks opened defense
:f their South Carolina basket- }
ball championship by defeating
Newberry, 71-30, Monday night l
before about 2,500 fans in the
local field house.
The Birds jumped to an early
lead and were never in trouble
,he rest of the evening, holding a
32-15 advantage at half-time. Phil
Cantore, forward, led the scoring
with 15 points, along with being
)ne of the outstanding floor men
n either team. Cantore made five
field goals and five free throws
)ut of six attempts.
Henry Martin was second high
scorer with 10 points, all on field
goals, and Al Adams hit the bas
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1409 MAiN S'l
Pete Compassi of Clarksdale, M
3outhern Conference and national
eason. He was the state featheri
lays and later champion of Kees
%im in action when the Gamecoc
lanuary 14. (Photo by Manning :
cet four times from the floor and
nade good one of five free shots
or a total of nine. Forward Mar
rin English of the Indians led his
eam with nine points.
John Szakacsi, Gamecock guard
it the basket on three set shots
mnd dropped one free throw for
even points, while Steve Trew.
iella, forward had five points.
Substitutes played approximate.
y half the game for Carolina and
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fought the Indians on better-than
even terms. Hacky Walker, the
shortest man on the floor, brought
the loudest cheer of the night by
sinking the goal that broke "70"
for the Gamecocks in the closing
seconds.
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